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HOUSTON (AP) — Former US President George H.W. Bush has died. He was 94.The World War II hero, who presided during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the final months of the Cold War, died late Friday night at his Houston home, said family

The Eastern Cape community of Xolobeni, on the Wild Coast, has won a historic legal battle in mining rights after the Pretoria High Court ruled that the community has the right to say no to mining.The Pretoria High Court ruled on Thursday that the

A Young man from Texas in the USA was spared a prison sentence after a selfie exonerated him by proving his innocence.The 21-year-old Christopher Precopia was arrested on the 22nd of September 2017 after his ex-girlfriend accused him of assault.In

Police in Queensland, Australia arrested a 50-year-old woman for allegedly placing pins and needles in strawberries being sold at supermarkets.The story made national headlines and caused widespread panic when a man was hospitalised in September

Nine people have been killed and several are missing in what is being described as the worst wildfires in California's history.About 250 000 people have already been evacuated with several hundred homes destroyed.Five of the victims were killed

Authorities in Botswana says it is not unusual for buffalo to drown.This follows the tragic incident reported on Wednesday after approximately 400 buffalo drowned in the Chobe River on the border between Botswana and Namibia.It appeared that the

A man from Bangkok is recovering in a Thai hospital after being bitten by a snake on his penis.The 45-year-old man was using his toilet at home, unaware of a three-metre python lurking inside.According to a local newspaper, the man felt something

Thirteen people were killed and several others wounded after a gunman opened fire in a bar in California.County Sherrif Geoff Dean said police found eleven victims inside the bar and several other people with gunshot wounds.He said the shooter, who

Divers recovered the crashed Lion Air jet's flight data recorder from the seafloor on Thursday, a crucial development in the investigation into what caused the 2-month-old plane to plunge into Indonesian seas earlier this week, killing 189